I'd personally say that, instead of making friends easily, I may acquaintances easily. I rarely ask anything from these people, and it's even rarer that I keep in contact with them after we've parted ways.
A few friends, that's how many I'd say I have in my life. Literally just four or five, the majority of my continued friendships are circumstantial, I don't know how they'd fair without that circumstance, nor do I want to know (by this I mean I'd prefer not to take them away from their circumstance (most of which is online gaming I'll admit)). The friends that stick around (such as Hayley and Ash) are treated like family, from joking to serious matters.
When I make a new friend I like to do it quickly, and tend to get to know them within a couple of hours of us meeting. "Getting to know them" here is a loose term meaning I get a feel for their character. Take Hayley for example, the first day we met we spent lunchtime together, finding that we have an incredible amount in common.
With all I've explained, it should be evident that ten minutes on the train just isn't enough time to get to know someone. I have little patience, it seems, for waiting when I'm alone. Whenever I have indicated that people have called me patient it's in a sense that I can put up with a lot of shit before becoming even mildly irritated (a skill that makes me a good monk).
The truth is that I loath waiting for anything with a passion. This could be the reason for my brutal honesty, I like to know where I stand and don't like to think I'm inflicting the same on other people. I will not lie to most people. As a consolation I have a tendency to ask inappropriate questions at times, but I don't take offence if they are not answered as long as I'm told they won't be.
With all this in mind I'm sat here hoping this Friend Ship will sail soon.
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